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Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program

Funds a small, short research project for a scholar who just finished NCATS's KL2 or K12 translational-science training.

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A KL2 or K12 award pays a scholar's salary while they finish becoming an independent researcher. It rarely funds enough actual research to get a first full application ready. This grant fills that specific gap.

Eligibility is not about the applicant organization at all — it is about one person's training history. Only scholars who received direct NCATS funding through the CTSA Program's KL2 or K1…

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: www.grants.gov